From Event to Headline — The Chain Everyone SkipsQuiz

1.

What did the Cardiff University research cited by Nick Davies (2008) find about the sourcing of UK national newspaper content?

2.

McCombs and Shaw's (1972) agenda-setting theory argues that mass media:

3.

According to Galtung and Ruge's (1965) news values framework, which type of event is structurally under-represented in news coverage?

4.

What is the primary role of wire services such as Reuters and the Associated Press?

5.

What does Sumner et al. (2014) show about the relationship between press release exaggerations and news coverage?

6.

Describe two ways in which the 24-hour news cycle creates structural pressure against accuracy in news reporting.

7.

Explain the difference between a news story, an op-ed, and an editorial, and describe why confusing them matters.

8.

What is 'churnalism', and what structural conditions produce it?